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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 20, 2023, Patricia K. Collawn notified Equitrans Midstream Corporation (the Company) that she will not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the Board) at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (ET) (the 2023 Annual Meeting). Ms. Collawn’s determination not to stand for re-election was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or any of its affiliates on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. In addition to currently serving on the Board, Ms. Collawn sits on the boards of two other public companies, including PNM Resources, Inc. (PNM) where she serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Given the anticipated effect of the application of formulaic “overboarding” policies which may engender low shareholder support, as was the case at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, Ms. Collawn determined not to stand for re-election to the Board when her term expires at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
While the Board recognizes the general governance concern regarding the number of boards upon which an individual director may sit, the Board has evaluated Ms. Collawn’s service under its Corporate Governance Guidelines and believes that there are no accountability concerns with respect to Ms. Collawn as she has attended 100% of the Board and committee meetings required and continues to be a very involved and valuable member of the Board. In connection with Ms. Collawn not standing for re-election, the Board intends to reduce its size to eight members. The Board further intends to re-elect Ms. Collawn to the Board should PNM’s publicly announced, pending merger combination with Avangrid, Inc. be completed and Ms. Collawn steps down as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PNM in connection with the transaction closing.
Ms. Collawn will continue to serve as a member of the Board and on the Board’s Human Capital and Compensation and Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental committees until the 2023 Annual Meeting, when her current term will expire.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM CORPORATION | ||
Date: February 22, 2023 | By: | /s/ Kirk R. Oliver |
Name: | Kirk R. Oliver | |
Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |